HR 1 would crush the free speech rights of conservatives by regulating political speech on the Internet, violating the privacy of advocacy groups and their supporters, compelling speakers to include lengthy government-mandated messages in their communications and creating a public financing system for congressional campaigns.

Tea party activists attacked a campaign finance rider in the $1.1 trillion CRomnibus that they view as a sneaky power grab by estab. R's designed to undermine outside conservative groups. Ken Cuccinelli says 'the new limits only increase political speech for party insiders.'